The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Tesla, Inc. on August 18, 2023. The breach was identified when the foreign media outlet Handelsblatt informed Tesla on May 10, 2023, that it had obtained confidential information allegedly misappropriated by two former employees. The specific number of individuals affected and further details regarding data exposure remain unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-572078
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tesla-electric-cars-solar-clean-energy
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
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'attack_vector': 'Insider Threat',
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'date_detected': '2023-05-10',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-18',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Tesla, Inc. on August 18, 2023. The breach '
'was identified when the foreign media outlet Handelsblatt '
'informed Tesla on May 10, 2023, that it had obtained '
'confidential information allegedly misappropriated by two '
'former employees. The specific number of individuals affected '
'and further details regarding data exposure remain unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Confidential information'},
'motivation': 'Unknown',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-18',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Former employees',
'title': 'Tesla Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Misappropriation by former employees'}